The growth of the Freeview platform will slow significantly next year and then continue to fall in the following years, according to forecasts from Informa Media Group. Informa expects Freeview to add 1.1 million homes during 2003, but growth will fall sharply next year to 678,000 homes. In 2005, the digital terrestrial platform would add… Continue reading Freeview Growth Will Slow In 2004, Says Informa
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French media and telecoms firm Vivendi Universal has announced a 59% drop in third quarter sales following structural changes at the group. Vivendi reported sales of Â5.90, down from Â14.55 in the same period last year. The 2002 figure included revenues from units such as Veolia Entertainment and Vivendi Universal Publishing which have since been… Continue reading Sales Slide As Vivendi Sheds Assets
Confirmation came this month that the advertising industry is finally ‘climbing out of the bath’. This somewhat curious assessment comes from WPP’s chief Sir Martin Sorrell, who has used a bath-tub description to depict the fortunes of the industry during the downturn. A marked decline was followed by a long period of flat growth and… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – October 2003
US online retail sales will reach almost $17 billion during the holiday season, a 22% increase over the same period last year, according to a new study from Jupiter Research. The report, Holiday 2003: Online Pushes Limits of Last Minute Shopping, found that nearly 40% of online users plan to do some or all of… Continue reading Festive Online Sales To Surge, Says Jupiter
Advertising spend across Europe’s six major markets will be virtually flat this year but the improving economic situation should ensure stronger increases from 2004. The PricewaterhouseCoopers report, Entertainment And Media Outlook: 2003-2007 Europe analysed advertising conditions in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK and noted broadly similar trends. Traditionally, advertising has outstripped… Continue reading European Adspend Trails GDP Growth, Says PwC
Earnings at Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation more than doubled in its first quarter with the media conglomerate’s movie unit reporting the largest growth. The company posted a net profit of $422 million in the three months to the end of September, up from $162 million in the same period last year (see Price War Drives… Continue reading Film Sales Lift News Corp Profits
Losses at Telewest fell by 25% in the third quarter of 2003 as the cable firm sought to build on its customer base and free itself from crippling debts. Telewest said today that turnover was up 1% to £339 million in the three months to September while operating losses were slashed by 73% to £17… Continue reading Telewest Losses Narrow In Third Quarter
Spending on entertainment and media in Europe’s largest economies will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.4% between now and 2007, according to a report published by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The global professional services firm calculates that total media and entertainment spending in six key countries (UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the… Continue reading European E&M Industry To Remain Buoyant, Says Report
Men in the 18-34 age group view more web pages and spend more time online than the average internet user, according to a study by comScore Media Metrix. US media and advertising companies have begun to express concern at the apparent decline in television viewing among young males. One theory is that this key demographic… Continue reading Young Males Flocking To The Internet, Says Report
Gaming currently accounts for only a small proportion of European mobile entertainment revenues but it is a growing sector that will be worth â‚Ź3 billion by 2008, according to a report by Analysys. The emergence of Java handsets prompted the development of colour arcade games which have attracted considerable interest from consumers. The mobile industry… Continue reading Mobile Games Set For Big Future, Says Analysys